July 22, 2000 St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 8
CHW 6 KCR 8
@DET 5 DET 10
KCR 6 MIN 10
CLE 6 TBD 12
@NYY 4 OAK 10
ANA 3 SEA 13
TEX 5 BAL 8
@TOR 2 NYM 4
@ATL 0 CHC 3
MIL 2
(13) CIN 7
ARI 3 COL 9
SDP 4 MON 17
@FLA 7 HOU 10
STL 5 SFG 5
@LAD 2 PIT 2
PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 42,588

Saturday, July 22, 2000, 12:15PM
Time of Game: 3:05

Cardinals

55-42

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cardinals       1  0  0   0  0  2   0  1  1    5  6  1
Astros          5  1  0   4  0  0   0  0  X   10 17  0

W: W Miller (1-2), L: P Hentgen (9-7)

Astros

34-63

Won 1

6th, 21 GB

BATTING

St. Louis Cardinals          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Vina 2B                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .805   20    3   2   2B
E Renteria SS                 1   1   0   0    1   0  .277  .763   13    0   1   SH
  H Slocumb P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Wilkins PH                1   0   0   1    0   0  .400  .900    1    0   0   
  D Veres P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
J Edmonds CF                  3   1   1   3    0   1  .329 1.080   18    2   1   HR,SF
T Howard LF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .185  .598   19    0   0   
F Tatis 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .341 1.155   10    0   1   
  M James P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  P Polanco PH-SS             2   1   1   0    0   0  .316  .739    5    0   2   
C Richard RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .652   14    2   0   
E Perez 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   2  .353 1.127   20   11   0   2B
M Matheny C                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .240  .627   14    6   0   
P Hentgen P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .528    3    0   1   
  M Thompson P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  C Paquette 3B               2   0   0   0    0   2  .246  .744   11    0   2   
Totals                       31   5   6   5    2  10              148   24  10

BATTING

2B: F Vina (17, off W Miller); E Perez (3, off M Valdes).

HR: J Edmonds (28, off W Miller; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: J Edmonds (6, off W Miller).

SH: E Renteria (6, off W Miller).

TB: J Edmonds 4; F Vina 3; E Perez 2; M Matheny; P Polanco.

RBI: J Edmonds 3 (68); E Perez (7); R Wilkins (1).

2-out RBI: J Edmonds 2; E Perez.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Vina-E Perez.

E: M Matheny (3).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lugo SS                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .257  .665   18    1   1   
C Biggio 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .763   15    1   2   
  B Spiers 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .804         0   1   
J Bagwell 1B                  4   3   3   2    0   0  .294  .980   21   10   0   HR,2B,HBP
R Hidalgo CF-LF               5   1   1   1    0   1  .280  .974   15    2   0   
M Alou RF                     3   0   2   0    2   0  .355 1.044   22    1   0   
M Meluskey C                  3   2   2   3    0   0  .304  .915   24   10   1   HR,2·HBP,GDP
D Ward LF                     5   2   2   1    0   2  .237  .765   27    2   0   2B
  M Valdes P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
C Truby 3B                    5   0   3   2    0   0  .253  .647   20    0   2   2B
W Miller P                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .400   13    0   1   SH
  G Barker CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .568         0   0   
Totals                       38  10  17  10    2   5              175   27   8

BATTING

2B: D Ward (6, off P Hentgen); C Truby (4, off M Thompson); J Bagwell (21, off P Hentgen).

HR: J Bagwell (25, off P Hentgen; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); M Meluskey (11, off P Hentgen; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: W Miller (1, off P Hentgen).

HBP: J Bagwell (10, by M Thompson); M Meluskey 2 (3, by D Veres, by M Thompson).

TB: J Bagwell 7; M Meluskey 5; C Truby 4; D Ward 3; J Lugo 2; M Alou 2; C Biggio; R Hidalgo; W Miller.

GIDP: M Meluskey (4).

RBI: M Meluskey 3 (49); C Truby 2 (8); J Bagwell 2 (68); D Ward (34); R Hidalgo (70); J Lugo (10).

2-out RBI: M Meluskey 2; J Lugo; C Truby.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 17.

PITCHING

St. Louis Cardinals           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Hentgen, L (9-7)             3    10   6   6    1   0   2   5.38   20   67-42   27· 0·15    6· 3· 8· 2     14    -     0.63  -0.37
M Thompson                     1.1   5   4   4    1   1   0   5.25   11   43-22   13· 1· 8    1· 1· 5· 0          0-0    0.15  -0.05
M James                        1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   4.56    5   30-18   12· 3· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.02   0.00
H Slocumb                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.05    3    8-6     4· 1· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
D Veres                        1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.26    5   27-17    9· 3· 5    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    17  10  10    2   5   2          44  175-105  65· 8·32   12· 5·15· 2          1-0

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Miller, W (1-2)              8     4   4   4    2   9   1   6.55   30  130-77   38·14·25    9· 4· 5· 1     65    -     0.30   0.08
M Valdes                       1     2   1   1    0   1   0   3.42    5   17-13    7· 3· 3    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     6   5   5    2  10   1          35  147-90   45·17·28   11· 4· 7· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: W Miller (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Veres (5; M Meluskey); M Thompson 2 (3; M Meluskey, J Bagwell).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Eric Cooper.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 42,588.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   St. Louis Cardinals           Houston Astros                       
1. F Vina               2B    1. J Lugo               SS 
2. E Renteria           SS    2. C Biggio             2B 
3. J Edmonds            CF    3. J Bagwell            1B 
4. T Howard             LF    4. R Hidalgo            CF 
5. F Tatis              3B    5. M Alou               RF 
6. C Richard            RF    6. M Meluskey           C  
7. E Perez              1B    7. D Ward               LF 
8. M Matheny            C     8. C Truby              3B 
9. P Hentgen            P     9. W Miller             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  1-2  --3  2   14%  77% M Meluskey      P Hentgen       Home Run; Bagwell Scores
   b 1   0  1-0  12-  5   13%  68% J Bagwell       P Hentgen       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Lugo Scores; Biggio to 3B
   b 1   2  1-4  -2-  6    6%  83% C Truby         P Hentgen       Single to LF (Line Drive); Ward Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  9   -5%  45% F Vina          W Miller        Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   b 1   0  1-0  1--  2    5%  55% C Biggio        P Hentgen       Single to LF (Line Drive); Lugo to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Wade Miller facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  9   45%  F Vina          Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   46%  E Renteria      Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Vina to 3B
   RO     --3  3   45%  J Edmonds       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Vina Scores
   O      ---  6   46%  T Howard        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Pat Hentgen facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   50%  J Lugo          Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   55%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Line Drive); Lugo to 2B
   R      12-  5   68%  J Bagwell       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Lugo Scores; Biggio to 3B
   RO     -23  1   65%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: SS-1B; Biggio Scores
   O      -2-  1   63%  M Alou          Flyball: RF; Bagwell to 3B
   RR     --3  2   77%  M Meluskey      Home Run; Bagwell Scores
          ---  7   78%  D Ward          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   R      -2-  6   83%  C Truby         Single to LF (Line Drive); Ward Scores
          1--  1   84%  W Miller        Single (Ground Ball); Truby to 2B
   O      12-  1   82%  J Lugo          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  5 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 5.

Top of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-5, Wade Miller facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   84%  F Tatis         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  5   85%  C Richard       Lineout: RF
          ---  7   84%  E Perez         Walk
   O      1--  1   86%  M Matheny       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-1, Pat Hentgen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   85%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  4   90%  J Bagwell       Home Run
   O      ---  1   89%  R Hidalgo       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   90%  M Alou          Walk
          1--  6   90%  M Meluskey      Single to CF (Line Drive); Alou to 3B
   O      1-3  3   89%  D Ward          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Wade Miller facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   90%  P Hentgen       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   91%  F Vina          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   92%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Pat Hentgen facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   93%  C Truby         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   92%  W Miller        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Truby to 2B
   O      -2-  5   92%  J Lugo          Lineout: CF
   O      -2-  2   90%  C Biggio        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 6.

Top of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-6, Wade Miller facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   92%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   93%  T Howard        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   94%  F Tatis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mark Thompson facing 3-4-5
                  Mark Thompson replaces Pat Hentgen pitching and batting 9th
          ---  2   94%  J Bagwell       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   95%  R Hidalgo       Single to LF (Line Drive); Bagwell to 2B
          12-  7   97%  M Alou          Walk; Bagwell to 3B; Hidalgo to 2B
   R      123  2   98%  M Meluskey      Hit By Pitch; Bagwell Scores; Hidalgo to 3B; Alou to 2B
   RO     123  4   98%  D Ward          Single to CF (Line Drive); Hidalgo Scores; Alou out at Hm/CF-C; Meluskey to 2B
   R      12-  3   99%  C Truby         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Meluskey Scores; Ward to 3B
   O      -23  4   99%  W Miller        Strikeout Swinging
   R      -23  5   99%  J Lugo          Single to RF (Line Drive); Ward Scores; Truby to 3B; Lugo to 2B/Adv on E2
   O      -23  4   99%  C Biggio        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 10.

Top of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-10, Wade Miller facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   99%  C Richard       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  E Perez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  100%  M Matheny       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 10.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-1, Mark Thompson facing 3-4-5
          ---  6  100%  J Bagwell       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4  100%  R Hidalgo       Popfly: 2B
                  Mike James replaces Fernando Tatis pitching and batting 5th; Craig Paquette replaces Mark Thompson playing 3B batting 9th
          1--  5  100%  M Alou          Single to LF (Line Drive); Bagwell to 2B
   OO     12-  8   99%  M Meluskey      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 1, Astros 10.

Top of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 1-10, Wade Miller facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4  100%  C Paquette      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  F Vina          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5  100%  E Renteria      Walk
   RR     1--  3   99%  J Edmonds       Home Run; Renteria Scores
   O      ---  7   99%  T Howard        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-3, Mike James facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  8   99%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  C Truby         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  5   99%  W Miller        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 10.

Top of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-10, Wade Miller facing 5-6-7
                  Placido Polanco pinch hits for Mike James batting 5th
   O      ---  1   99%  P Polanco       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   99%  C Richard       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5  100%  E Perez         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-3, Heathcliff Slocumb facing 1-2-3
                  Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Edgar Renteria pitching and batting 2nd; Placido Polanco moves to SS
   O      ---  3  100%  J Lugo          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1  100%  C Biggio        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  J Bagwell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cardinals 3, Astros 10.

Top of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 3-10, Wade Miller facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Spiers replaces Craig Biggio playing 2B batting 2nd
          ---  3   99%  M Matheny       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--      99%  C Paquette      Wild Pitch; Matheny to 2B
   O      -2-  6   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  2   99%  F Vina          Single to RF (Line Drive); Matheny to 3B
                  Rick Wilkins pinch hits for Heathcliff Slocumb batting 2nd
   RO     1-3  1   99%  R Wilkins       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Matheny Scores; Vina to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 10-4, Dave Veres facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Veres replaces Rick Wilkins pitching and batting 2nd
   O      ---  7  100%  R Hidalgo       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  M Alou          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  6  100%  M Meluskey      Hit By Pitch; Alou to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  D Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4  100%  C Truby         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cardinals 4, Astros 10.

Top of the 9th, Cardinals Batting, Behind 4-10, Marc Valdes facing 4-5-6
                  Marc Valdes replaces Daryle Ward pitching and batting 7th; Richard Hidalgo moves to LF; Glen Barker replaces Wade Miller playing CF batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  T Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4  100%  P Polanco       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4  100%  C Richard       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Polanco to 2B
   R      -2-  4  100%  E Perez         Double to RF (Line Drive); Polanco Scores
   O      -2-  3  100%  M Matheny       Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cardinals 5, Astros 10.

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